Question

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗幟) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____would win the race.At other times I would___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any____.I finally decided to____and take a break.It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me.

It had been with me as I____hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the____to see it.

There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.___is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found____your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you____that others love you just as you do.

Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go.____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are____there.

1.A．forgot　B．missed

C．overcame 　D．a(chǎn)ccomplished

2.A.safe 　B．steady

C．calm 　D．quiet

3.A.act 　B．run

C．jump 　D．walk

4.A.place　B．height

C．speed 　D．time

5.A.Generally 　B．Gradually

C．Fortunately 　D．Firstly

6.A.clearer　B．lower

C．closer 　D．smaller

7.A.settle in　B．start off

C．stop by 　D．sit down

8.A.happiness　B．goal

C．success 　D．friendship

9.A.studied　　B．fought

C．exercised　　D．worked

10.A.laughter 　B．complaints

C．stories　　 D．breathing

11.A.lonely　B．tired

C．sick　　 D．hungry

12.A.courage　B．chance

C．wisdom　D．strength

13.A.Stress　B．Relaxation

C．Failure　　D．Pain

14.A.real 　B．perfect

C．common 　D．ordinary

15.A.enjoy 　B．change

C．improve 　D．create

16.A.from 　B．on

C．over 　D．in

17.A.realize　　 B．believe

C．hope 　D．a(chǎn)dmit

18.A.sorrow 　B．responsibility

C．fortune 　D．joy

19.A.Carry 　B．Make

C．Push 　D．Take

20.A.never 　B．still

C．a(chǎn)lready 　D．ever

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

語篇解讀　作者通過自身的經(jīng)歷詮釋了這樣一個(gè)道理：幸福就在每個(gè)人的身邊。

1.解析：　“我”覺得只有當(dāng)“我”完成(accomplished)了某些事情后，最終在一生中“我”才是幸福的。

答案：　D

2.2】解析：　大多數(shù)時(shí)候“我”感覺(自己)像一只烏龜，相信只要慢慢的穩(wěn)穩(wěn)的(steady)，就會贏得比賽。

答案：　B

3.3】解析：　其他時(shí)間，“我”又像一只兔子一樣，嘗試不同的旁道。根據(jù)語境可知，act“做事，行動”正確。

答案：　A

4.4】解析：　“我”以一種危險(xiǎn)的速度(speed)前進(jìn)，希望能更快一點(diǎn)兒到達(dá)那面旗幟。

答案：　C

5.5】解析：　漸漸地(Gradually)，“我”開始發(fā)現(xiàn)無論“我”跑多遠(yuǎn)，那面旗幟從不曾更近一點(diǎn)兒。

答案：　B

6.6】解析：　參見上題解析。closer更近一點(diǎn)兒，符合語境。

答案：　C

7.7】解析：　最后，“我”決定坐下(sit down)來休息一下。

答案：　D

8.8】解析：　就在那時(shí)，“我”看到幸福(happiness)就在“我”身邊。根據(jù)文章第一句中的“happiness”可知，A項(xiàng)正確。

答案：　A

9.9】解析：　當(dāng)“我”努力工作(worked)來養(yǎng)家糊口時(shí)，當(dāng)“我”和孩子們一起玩耍，聽到他們的笑聲(laughter)時(shí)，甚至當(dāng)“我”生病(sick)妻子在身邊照顧“我”時(shí)，幸福一直都在“我”身邊。

答案：　D

10.0】答案：　A

11.1】答案：　C

12.2】解析：　“我”只是沒有看到這些身邊的幸福的智慧(wisdom)。

答案：　C

13.3】解析：　壓力來自你對自己的期待，放松你會發(fā)現(xiàn)真實(shí)的自己。此處Relaxation“放松”和Tension“壓力”對應(yīng)，所以B項(xiàng)正確。

答案：　B

14.4】解析：　也許我們大家都應(yīng)該停止追求我們自己認(rèn)為的應(yīng)該擁有的完美生活的腳步，享受(enjoy)我們現(xiàn)在所擁有的生活。perfect完美的。

答案：　B

15.5】解析：　參見上題解析。enjoy“享受”，符合語境。

答案：　A

16.6】解析：　你會在你自己的心中，思想里，腦海中找到你想要的幸福。

答案：　D

17.7】解析：　當(dāng)你意識到(realize)其他人愛你就像你愛他們一樣時(shí)，你就會感到幸福。

答案：　A

18.8】解析：　在通往幸福的路上，不要做烏龜，也不要做兔子。要做一個(gè)頑皮的小狗，無論去哪里，都把自己的快樂(joy)的骨頭帶在身邊。

答案：　D

19.9】解析：　把自己從賽跑中解脫出來。take...out of從……中出來，符合語境。

答案：　D

20.20】解析：　談及愛和幸福時(shí)，你已經(jīng)(already)處在愛的包圍和幸福的海洋里。

答案：　C